Head for bottle-stoppers.



,No. 728,142. PATENTED MAY 12', 1903.

a L. :STRBBEL; HEAD FOR BOTTLE STOPPERS.

APPLI GATI ION FILED JUNE 25, 1902.

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Patented May 12, 1903.

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PATENT LOUIS STREBEL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO NEW CENTURY MACHINE AND STOPPER COMPANY, OF NEW YORK,

N. Y., A CORPORATTON OF NEW YORK.

' H silo FOR BOTTLE-STOPPERV'S'."

$PECIFJICATION forming part of Letters Patent 0. 728,142, dated May 12, 1903.

application filed June 25, 1902.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LoUIs'ST EBEL, a citizen of the United States, residing in NewYork, borough of Bronx, and State of New York, have vinvented certain new and useful Imrovements in Heads for Bottle-Stoppers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved head for bottle-stoppers of that class which are known as lightning stoppers and which are employed in the bottling of beer, carbonated waters, and other beverages; and the object of the invention is to construct the head of the bottle-stopper in" such a manner that it can be readily engaged by the forked shoe of a bottle-fillinglmachine and lifted, with the closing mechanisms, away from the head of the bottle to permit the filling of the same by the carbonated beverage, after which the head may be returned to the bottle-mouth,

so that the locking-lever can be swungdown and the stopper lockedin position.

For this purpose the invention consists of a bottle-stopper head which is made of one integral piece provided with a disk-shaped main portion, a headed shank below said main portion for receiving the rubber packing, and a circular button-shaped portion above said main portion and connected therewith by a perforated shank elongated in the direction at right angles to the axis of the perforation thereof, said shank forming,with said buttonshaped portion, abrupt diametrical undercuts at the ends of the perforation, as will be more fully described hereinafter and finally pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a front elevation of a bottle-stopper with my improved head. Figs. 2 and 3 are side elevations of the same, showing the stopper re-' spectively in closed and open position; and Figs. 4, 5,and 6 are respectively a perspective, a plan view, and a vertical section of the head shown as detached from the stopper mechanisms.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspondingparts. 7

Referring to the drawings, A represents a suitable bottle, to the neck of which is applied the usual neck-wire B, that is provided serinno. 113.079. (Noinodel.)

locking-lever C, provided with eyes C, is

pivoted. To the eyes C of the locking-lever C are applied the inwardly-bent lower ends of a U-shaped bail D, which carries the stopper-headE, said bail being passed through an opening in the upper part of the head in the well-known manner in bottle-stoppers of this class.

The head E of the bottle-stopper is made of one integral'casting and is provided with a disk-shaped main portion 6, and a headed shank ebelow the-same, to which the rubber packing F is applied in the usual manner, said packing extending over the headed shank and being provided'with arimf, that is seated on the bottle-mouth andtightlypressed on the same by the main portion 6 of the head E, so as to keep the bottle tightly closed when the stopper is in closed position. Above the main portion 6 is arranged a cap or buttonshaped portion e which is connected with the main portion 6 by a shank e elliptical in cross-section, which-is connected with the main portion and the'button-shaped portion.

e by outward curves,'so that the buttonshaped portion 6 forms undercuts or projections that can be readily engaged by the forked shoe of the bottle-filling machine whenever the bottle is to be filled. The opening 0 for the swinging bail is arranged transversely in the elongated shank e of the button-shaped portion, said opening being of sufficient size to permit the free insertion of the swinging bail when assembling the parts of the stopper. I The elongated shape of the shank a reduces the thickness at the point where the transverse perforation is located, so that the inwardly-bent end of the bail-wire can be readily passed through the shank e in assembling the parts of the stopper.

The button-shaped portion is preferably made circular, so as to be concentric'with the disk-shaped main portion, the circular shape imparting a neat and ornamental appearance to the head of the stopper in addition to the function of the undercuts or projections by which the stopper-head is taken hold of by the forked shoe of the bottle-filling machine when filling the bottle. For this purpose the bottle is placed in the bottle-filling machine with the stopper-closing mechanism in unlocked position. The shoe engages then the undercut portion of the stopper-head and moves it sidewise into position shown in Fig. 3, so that the liquid-supply tube can discharge the beverage into the bottle. As soon as the bottle is filled the shoe moves the stopper back again concentrically with the bottle and in downward direction on the bottlemouth, which is then closed by the locking device of the stopper.

The bottle-stoppers with my improved head are specially intended for use with bottles in which carbonated beverages are charged, as in this case it is necessary to produce the quick closing of the stopper-head, so as to retain as much of the carbonic-acid gas as possible in the bottle. The metallic head of the bottle-stopper may be finished by nickel or other suitable plating or by euameling the same, so that the appearance is improved.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 7 A head for bottle-stoppers, consisting of a disk-shaped main portion, a headed shank below the same, a circular button-shaped portion above said main portion, and an elongated shank between the main portion and the button-shaped portion, said shank being provided with a transverse perforation at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the elongated shank and forming with the button-shaped portion undercuts at the sides and ends of the perforation, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

LOUIS STREBEL.

Witnesses:

PAUL GOEPEL, C. BRADWAY. 

